Mechanical Engineer Project Manager

Ahmed Alibage

**** *** ** **, ***** Canton, OH **720

814-***-**** **********@*******.******.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a position in the field of Mechanical Engineering and/or Engineering Management.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Engineering/Industrial Management May 2014

Gannon University Erie, PA, USA

GPA: 3.975

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering June 1997

University of Baghdad, College of Engineering Baghdad, Iraq

SKILLS

Computer Skills: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Matlab, Lindo, Photoshop and some skills in AutoCAD & SolidWorks.

Engineering Skills: Field engineering (Mechanical), Workshop spare part design and manufacturing, Reliability engineering,

engineering decision-making, risk engineering and management, engineering project management, safety engineering, engineering

analysis, engineering optimization and alternative energy systems and it’s applications, Lean Six Sigma process, FMEA, FTA,

GTA and QFD.

Business Administration Skills: Financial accounting, managerial accounting, economic environment of the firm, operation

research and supply chain management.

Teaching skills: Worked as an instructor of many training courses about industrial technological paths (cement and lime

technology), mechanical design, production process, industrial safety and business development at the training department of the

headquarters and plants of the southern cement state company, Iraq.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Southern Cement State Company (SCSC-Iraq) Najaf, Iraq

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Responsible of Technical Follows-Up Division August 2003 - July 2012

Completed reports and evaluations of maintenance and rehabilitation projects.

Specified the real needs of the production lines through engineering inspections and maintenance reports.

Monitoring and assessing the engineering programs and design projects for cement plants spare parts (Mechanical

parts).

Mechanical engineering inspector.

Served from September 2010 to July 2012 as a member of the Investment Ministerial Committee on preparing

investment packets for cement plants.

Served as assistant project manager and project manager on several projects.

Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Maintenance and Field Engineer April 2001 – August 2003

Team member of rehabilitation and maintenance program of the production lines.

Served as a Secretary General of the Board of Directors August 2002 - July 2012

Responsible for overseeing the organization of the board meetings and maintaining all records including

technical, administrative, financial, legal and commercial activities.

Maintained and certified the authenticity and accuracy of all corporate records and worked on ensuring that the

records are complete, up to date and accessible.

Al-Ghadeer Contracting Company Limited Najaf, Iraq

Mechanical Engineer, Manager of Maintenance Unit, Projects Supervisor February 1998 - March 2001

Prepared, managed and oversaw the maintenance programs of three asphalt production lines.

Managed the workshops for molding, casting and shaping, and spare parts.

Served as supervisor and auditor of road paving projects.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

American Society of Mechanical Engineer ASME 2013 – Present

Arab Engineers Federation 2010 – Present

Iraqi Engineers Union 1997 – Present

Iraqi Businessmen Union (Honor Membership) 2007 – Present

Iraqi Chamber of Commerce, Najaf Branch 2010 – Present

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

8th Arab International Conference and Exhibition on “Environmental Protection in Cement & Building Materials

Industries; AUCBM; Amman, Jordan; November 2011.

16th Arab-International Cement Conference and Exhibition; AUCBM; December 2010; UAE.

Attended several exhibitions and conferences about cement industry developments with the Baghdad International Fair;

Iraq; 2001-2011.

Attended several exhibitions and conferences with Kurdistan Expo Fairs; Sulymania & Erbil Iraq; 2006-2011.

Completed training course on refractory materials sponsored by HASLE Company; Thailand; 2005.

Completed training course on electrostatic precipitators presented by ELEX A/G Company; Switzerland; 2009.

Additional training courses include electrostatic precipitator, gears and pinions, kiln mechanical maintenance, lime

technology, increasing skills and knowledge – wet process, increasing skills and knowledge – dry process, kilns and ball

mills, mechanical maintenance, wet and dry processes operating variables.

Represented the Southern Cement State Company as a delegate for negotiating and signing contracts for delivering spare

parts with companies such as FLSmidth (Denmark), ELEX A/G (Switzerland), and David Brown (United Kingdom).

RESEARCH

Conducted a complete feasibility study (Technical, Economical and Administrative) analyzing data and calculating the cost of

a new cement plant in Iraq, which would produce OPC and SRC. Utilized different variables and productions rates. Report

was presented in both Arabic and English.

STATUS

OPT. Work authorization starting date: July 1st, 2014.

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